Some News for Wed Oct 7, 2009
du Nord, October 7, 2009
STARTERSCan't wait to see many of you next Wednesday in DC. Drop me an email if you are going.TEAM USAMichele Kaufman of the Miami Herald with an article on the teams preparations for Honduras.dNKaufman also writes about coach Bob Bradley and son Michael.dNThe referee for the Honduras game is the Panamanian Pinhead Roberto Moreno. Part drill sergeant, part shitty driving instructor. He is well known for extreme home team favoritism. Do don't expect any lucky calls for the USA, but several controversial calls against.dNIn reference to the political upheaval in Honduras, their president is currenly holed up in the Brazilian embassy, the USA made NO request to have the game moved to a neutral site, but they do have a "heightened awareness" in their own security system.dNIves Galarcep at ESPN Soccernet previews Honduras v USA.dNAndrew Hush at Soccernet ponders the USA lineup. I don't think there will be any surprises:HowardCherundolo-Onyewu-Bocanegra-BornsteinFielhaber-Clark-Bradley-DonovanDavies-AltodoredNSocce